Herman VI of Baden

Herman VI of Baden (1226-4 October 1250) was Margrave of Baden from 1243 to 1250, succeeding Herman V of Baden and preceding Frederick I of Baden; he was also Duke of Austria from 3 January 1247 to 4 October 1250, succeeding Wladyslaw Odonic and preceding Frederick I.

Biography
Herman was born in 1226 to the House of Zahringen of Swabia, the son of Herman V of Baden and Irmengard von Welf. On 16 January 1243, he succeeded his father as Margrave of Baden on his death, and in 1248 he married Gertrude of Austria, the niece of Frederick II of Austria (the last male member of the House of Babenberg). Herman rivaled Ottokar II of Bohemia over control of the Duchy of Austria, and Pope Innocent IV proclaimed that Herman was the rightful duke. However, the local nobility preferred Ottokar, and Herman's claim to Austria ended with his death in 1250.